Sanitary garment



Mann 6, 192s. 1,661,952-

' F. G. MARK SANITARY GARMENT Filed July 14. 1926 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

y y isaiasi-v4 `narran STATES relativi' orales. g

FLORENCE G. MARK, F SAN?` DIEGO, CALIFORNIA."

SANITARY efiiniirniv'r.-.` l

appunti@ inea my 14,

This invention relates 'to improvements in sanitary, garments and has for'ltsv primary object the provision of a means for keeping a sanitary na kin in a fiat lcondition when in an app ied position yupon a wearer. y

Another object of the invention resides in a sanitary garment adapted to be worn about the waist of a wearer, and which sup ports a sanitary napkin in a manner, as not to be noticeable from the rear of the wearer when worn beneath thin outer clothing.

A further object of the invention aims to provide a sanitary garment which includes a waterproof sling for the reception of a sanitary napkin to prevent soiling of the undergarments causedby the penetration of the menstrual flow therethrough, and which also eliminates chatting of the skin due to dampness.

With these and other objects in view, the rinvention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features ofwhich, are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended clai1n,-and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved sanitary garment showing a sanitary napkin in position thereon.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view therethrough.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view showing the sling disconnected with the front flap. i

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5 5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view on the line GMG of Figure et.

Referring more particularly to the draw ing, the reference numeral 10 designates myv improved sanitary garment in its entirety, and which includes a waist encircling portion or Waist band 11 which is buttonable' at one side as at 12. The front of the waist band has a downwardly extending front tab 13, while the back of the waist band has a downwardly extending rear tab 141. The rear tab 14; is sufficiently wide enough to cover the rump of the wearer to imparta fiat appearance to the same and is cut to fit the iigure so that in turning over in bed, it holds its position with great comfort to the wearer. The waist band and tabs are 1926. serial No. 122,420. `v

cut from a single `piece of fabric material but'stitched to the free end of the rear tab 14, 1s a sling 15 of waterproof material having a fabric end A16 which when fastened to the front tab 13 serves as a support and .protector for thesanitary'napkin 15.

Vit is held by a vfastening element in thena-` 1 ture of a safety pin 18.

The front end of the napkin `15 and fabric end 16 are passed over av removable'lat bone stay 19 mounted in loops 20 provided on the outer faceof the front flap 13. Fixedly connected with the stay 19 are one end of ribbons 21, which pass over a. flat bone stay 22 loosely mounted in loops 23 directly above the loops 20.- After the frontV end of the napkin is passed over the stay 19, the ribbons 21 are .pulled and crossed as shownv in Figure 1 of the drawings, which causes the turning of the stay 22 inthe loops 23 and brings the same into a plane' with the stay 19 as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The front end of the napkin and sling are now iirmly clamped between the two stays 19k and 21, so that any downward v pressure upon `the siing will tend to set up a greater clamping action between the stays, it being understood that a removable 'fastening element in the nature of a safety pin 24 is passed through the ribbons, sling and two thicknesses of the napkin to firmly hold the same.

llVhen it is desired to replace a soiled napkin with a fresh one, the same may be done without removing the garment from the waist of a wearer, as the safety pins are removed and the stays 16 and 19 lifted from their supporting loops, after which the stays -may be connected with the ends of the clean napkin and replaced inV their supporting loops and the stay 22 brought down into clamping position and fastened as herein-` before mentioned.

From theforegoing description, it willV be seen that the stays serve to keep the ends of the napkin in a spread or fiat condition,

thus assuring comfort and neatness tok the. wearelgy as'tlie back tab tends to prevent a ment the stays areleasily removed andthe samelaundered ,1n a "mannerslmilar to any A other garment; While I have the most desirable embodiment ofumy invention, it is obvious that many of `the details' may be variedwithout in anyway depart ing freni the spirit of iny i'nventicin, and I e therefore-Ido not liinit myself to the exact details of construction Lherein set 'forth nor to anything less than the whole ofniy nvention'limited only by the appendediclaim.

,A` sanitary naplxin holder comprising a described what I deem to be to said front stays and adapted to pass over waist" encircling band having front and rear tabsand a shn co-extensive with the rear tab, spaced horizontallyaligned loops pro ,vided yonfsaidifront tab.,a -ront stay removably supported by said front loops a second set of loops provided on said front flap above the /irst said loops, a clamping stay loosely and removably supported by said second set of loops, lexible elements fixedly connected saidclalnping stay for securing the free lend `Il() ot said'slingand one end off a sanitary nap- 1 kin therebetween upon the securing ofthe iifee ends of said flexible elements together A and means for securing the opposite end of the napkin to the rear tab.

In testimony whereof `I hereby alix my i signatnreL i, FLORENCE G. MARK. 

